Railway-tie.



No. 816,463. PATBNTED MAR. 27, 1906.

W. I. F. HARDBN. RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 15, 1995' 2 SHEETS-SHBET 2.

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UNITED s'rA'r Es PArnNr Brion.

WILLIAM I. F. HARDEN, 0F. HARTFORD, KANSAS.

'RAILWAY TEE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 27, 1906 Application filed December 15, 1905. Serial No. 291,937-

My invention relates to improvements in railway-ties and means of securing rails there to. y 4

. Ithas for its object to provide a'tieoi simple but durable construction in which a much smaller amount of wood is used than for the ordinary wooden tie.

for locking the'rails to the tie which will prevent said rails from spreading and which may be easily attached to and detachedfiom the The invention comprises an improvement in the constructions of railway-ties shown and described in my Patent No. 802,450, dated October 24, 1905-, and my pending application filed March 23, 1905, Serial No. 251,631.

ing the preferred embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 is a lan view of a sheet of metal marked out or the casing of a tie, showing the position of the rivet and bolt holes and the lock-plate engaging slots therein. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of saidcasing when bent into shape with the end flaps sheet of metal marked out for the casing of a modified form of tie. F 1g. 4 1s a cross-sectional view of the modified form ot casing bent into shape and filled with concrete and wood. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a section of track, showing two complete ties equipped with rail-locking plates with sections of rails in place thereon. Fig. 6 is a plan view of a 1 sheet of metal cut out for one of the rail-lockmg plates. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of said plate bent into shape with the detachable piece secured in place. 'Fig. 8 is a broken side view of one end of a tie with the rail-locking plate in place. i Fig. 9 is a cenper an les of t base and a narrower upper portion.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a tie. Fig. 10 is an end view of the tie in"Fig. 9 except that an le-braces are used in the uplie tie; and Fi 11 is an end view oi a tie with the modifie form of casing shown in Fig. 4 and the rail-locking plate in place thereon.

, While the preferred embodiments of my invention are illustrated in the accom anying drawings and the constructions t ereof are described in this specification, the right is reserved to make such changes in the con structions shown and described herein as the mit.

In carrying out my invention I cut the casing for the tie preferably from a single sheet It has for its further object to provide an improved deviceof metal, as shown in Fig. 1, although a plurality of smaller pieces riveted together-may tral vertical sectional view of one end'of said answer the purpose. The sheet is then bent into the form shown in Fig. 2, with a broad Said casin is constructed practically as shown and describedfin my application Serial No. 251 ,631, filed March 23, 1905, but has pieces cut out of its edges opposite each other near each end toform slots for engaging rail-locking plates to prevent them from moving along the tie. The broad base of the casing,

gaging plate is also out from a single piece of metal, as shown in'Fig. 6', and bent into shape, as shown m-Fig. 7, with'a central portion adapted to extend across the wooden blocks in the tie and fit Within the slot in' the casing and vertically-dependim side flanges adapted to rest in the upper angles of the tie. The outer end of the central portion of each plate is bent over to engage the-flange of the rail, while the inner end of said central portion is cut oil and bolted in place to engage the inner flange of the rail whereby the latter is secured in position. The flanges of each rail-locking plate extend beyond the central portion thereof andare provided with boltholes arranged well out from under the rail, whereby ready access may be had to the securing-bolts which pass horizontally through the upper portionof the tie from one flan e to the othcr. Angular brace-bars may e used in the angles of the tie, as described in my pending application previously referred to, and when they are used the flanges of the rail-engaging plates extend outside of said brace-bars, as shown in Fig. 10. hen the modified form of casing shown in Figs. 3, 4, and. 11 is used, the brace-bars are-not re- 'quired.

Referring more particularly-to the drawings', 1 is the bottom of the casing. 2 indicates the sides or vertical portions of the broad base; 3 ,7 the upper horizontal portions or steps 'of said base, and eindicates the upstanding flanges. The bottom is provided with the end flaps 1 and the other portions 2, 3, and 4 are also each provided with flaps 2 3, and 4, respectively, as in my former aplioations. The slots to receive the redocking plates are designated 4 In formin the tie the flaps are turned in, as describe in my said application. The base of the tie and part of the upper portion is filled with concrete 5, as already described, blocks of wood 6 being arranged in said upper portion below the rail engaging plates. As shown in Fig. 10, an le brace-bars 7 may be used with the form of tie-casing shown in. Fig 2.

In the modified form of casing-shown in Figs. 3 and 4 a wider piece of metal is used, and rectangular openings 8 are cuttherein near each edge. After being folded the same as the casing shown in Fig. 2 the edges of the modified form of easing are bent down on a line extendin through the middle of said openings, said bent-over portions 9 thereby oonstitutin I braces for the upper portion of the tie, ta ring the (place of the angle-barsl When this modifie form of casing 18 used, the angle-bars are not required.

The central portion 10 of the rail-locking plate has its outer end turned over, as at 11, and its inner end portion 12 cut oil and adapted to be bolted to the plate, as shown in Fig. 7. The extremities of said central portion are adapted to fit against the ends of the slots in the tie-casing. The flanges 13 of said rail-engagin plate are provided with bolthcles 14 in t elr extended end portions to receive the securing-bolts 15. The detachable locking-piece 12 is preferably secured in place by screw-bolts 16 after the rail-is in place.

The central portion of the rail-plate is wide enough to extend across the wooden block and the edges of the slots in the casing and braces. These plates form sunken chairs for the rails and cover the wooden pieces which serve as cushions to receive and resist the shocks of passing trains which would otherwise be transmitted directly to the hard nietallic and concrete tie. As the securing bolts for the rail-plates areplaced well out from under the rails, ready access may be had thereto by removing a small quantity of the ballast.

It will be noted that the rail-plates are so at the sides of the tie,

sienes diapression and flanges extending down at the s1 es-of the tie, one end of thecentral portion of said plate being provided with an integral portion for engaging the outer flange of the rail and the otherend with a detachable piece adapted to engage the inner flange of the rail, and means to secure said plateto thetie.

2. The combination, with a tie havinga depression in its upper surface, of a raillocl-:- ing plate comprising a central portion fitting said depression and flanges extending down one end of the central portion of said plate being provided with an integral portion for engaging the outer flan 'e of the rail and the other end with a detac able piece adapted to engage theinner flange of the rail and securingbolts extending horizontally through the tie from one flange to the other.

3. The combination, with a tie having a depression in its upper surface, of a rail-locking plate comprising a central portion fitting said-depression and flangesextending down at the sides of the tie, one end of the central portion of said plate being provided with an lntegral portion for engaging the outer flange of the rail and the other end with a detachable piece adapted to engage the inner flange of the rail, the ends of the flanges of the railplate extending beyond the edges of the rail and provided with bolt holes, and securingbolts extending horizontally through the tie from one flange to the other.

4. The combination, with a tie comprising a metallic casing with a concrete and wood filling and having a depression in its surface, of a rail-locking plate comprising a central portion fitting said depression and flanges extending down at the sides of the tie, one end of the central portion of said plate being rovided with an integral portion for engagmg the outer flange of the rail and the other end with a detachable piece adapted to engage the inner flange of the rail, and means to secure said plate to the tie.

5. The combinatiomwith a tie comprising a metallic casing filled with concrete with blocks of wood embedded therein at the points where the rails are to rest, said wooden blocks arranged belowthe level ofthe upper surface of the tie and the sides of the casing formed with slots to correspond, of rail-lock ing plates each comprising a central portion fitting in the depressions formed by one of said wooden blocks and the slots in the easing of the tie, and flanges extending down at the sides of the tie, said plates having means to engage the rails and means to secure said plates to the tie,

6. The combination, with a tie comprising a metallic casing filled with concrete with blocks of wood embedded therein at the n points where the rails are to rest, said wooden locks arranged below the level of the upper surface of the tie and the sides ofthe casing formed with slots to correspond,of rail-locking plates each comprising a central portion fitting in the depression formed by one of said wooden blocks and the slots in the easing of the tie, and flanges extending down at the sides of the tie, one end of the central portion of each of said plates'being provided with an integral portion for engaging the outer flange of the rail and the other end with a detachable piece adapted to engage the inner flange of the rail, and means to se cure said plate to the tie. I I

7. The combination, with a tie comprisin a metallic casing filled with concrete wit blocks of wood embedded therein at the points where the rails are to rest, said wooden blocks arranged below the level of the upper.

surface of the tie and the sides of the casing formed with slots to correspond, of rail-locking plates each comprisinga central portion fitting in the de ression formed b one of said wooden-bloc s and the slots in t e casing of the tie, and flanges extending down at the sides of the tie, one end of the central portion of each of said plates being provided with an integral portion for engaging the outer flan e of a rail and the other end with a detachab e piece ada ted to engage the inner flange of the rail, t e ends of the flan es ofthe rail plate extending beyond the edges of the rail, and provided with bolt-holes, and securing.

. bolts extending horizontally throughthe t e from .one flange to the other. 8. The combination, with a tiecomprising a casing formed with a broad lower portion or base and a narrower uppenportion and a filling of concrete and wood, said tie formed with a depression in its upper surface, of a rail-locking plate comprising a central portion' fitting said depression and flanges extending down at the sides of the upper 'por-- tion of the tie, said plate having means to lock a rail and means to secure said plate to i the tie. a i

base and a narrowerup er portion and a fill-- ing of concrete with bloc s of wood embedded therein at the points wherethe r'ails are to z with a tie comprising 1 rest, said wooden blocks arranged below the level of'the upper surfacev of the tie and the sides of the casln formed with slots to correspond, of rail-10c 'ng plates each comprising a central portion fitting in the depression formed bfi one of said woodenblocks and the slots in t plates having means to engage the rails and means to secure said plates to the tie.

9 10. The combination with a tie comprising a casing formed with a broad lower portion filling of-concrete with b ocks of wood em bedded therein at the points where the rails are to rest, said wooden blocks arranged be.

and the sides of the cas ng formed with slots to correspond, of rail-locking plates, each comprising a central portion fitting in the depression formed by one of said wooden blocks and the slots in the casin of the tie, and

' one end of the central portion of each of; said plates being providedwith anrinte al portion for en aging the outer flangeo the rail and the ot erend with a detachable piece adapted to-engage the inner flange of the rail,

and means to secure said plate to-the tie.

a casing formed with a broad lower portion filling of concrete. and woo with a depression in its-upper surface, of brace-bars arranged in the upper angles of locking; plate comprising a central portion fitting said depression and flanges extending tie outside of said brace-bars, saidplate havin means to look a rail and means to secure said plate to the tie.

12, The combination, with a tie comprising a casing formed with a broad lower portion or base, a narrower ,upper portion having its -u per edges bent over forming braces, and a hng of concrete and wood, said tie formed with a depressioninits'upper surface,-of a tion fitting saiddepression and flanges extion of the tie, said plate having means to se cure'said plate to the t1e. y

In testlmony whereof I 'aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' Witnesses:

" w FRANK Vnrlm'nvaa,

W; CLARENCE DuvALL.

e casing of the tie and flanges ex-' tending down at the sides of the tie, said or base and a narrower upper portion and a low the level of the upper surface of the tie.

or base and a narrower upper portion and-a" .4

, sald tle formed the tie and provlded with slots adapted to register with the slots in the casing, a rail-j flanges extending down at t e sides of the tie,

' 11. The combination, with a tie comprising down at the sides of the upper portion of the 1 10 rail-locking plate comprising a central portending down at the sides of the upper por- WILLIAM 1. RHARDEN. 7 

